# N2254X: 1969 Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 890110S
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1983
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1986
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A1F68E
- Owner when cancelled: [Dubray Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUBRAY%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Madison, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Madison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6829° N, 90.1419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62060, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2254X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2254X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2254X-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hughes 369HS: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI86LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA219), Sep 6, 1986: Hughes 500 (369HS) (N2254X), West Lafayette, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA079), Feb 21, 1983: Hughes 500-369HS (N2254X), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19860906045939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906045939A), Sep 6, 1986: Hughes 369HS (N2254X), Lafayette, IN, Destroyed. The helicopter lost tail rotor control and hit a house. Aft flex coupling failed from cracks caused by corrosion.
- [Accident 19830221004499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221004499A), Feb 21, 1983: Hughes 369HS (N2254X), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Ditching occurred after a reported engine failure. Nothing found to suggest engine not capable of producing power.

## Other aircraft with N2254X

- [Cancelled 1982-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2254X-1982-08-09): Nord 3202, S/N 65. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Euroworld California Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUROWORLD%20CALIFORNIA%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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